Fear of falling and changed functional ability following hip fracture among community-dwelling elderly people: an explanatory sequential mixed method study
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Fear of falling and changed functional ability following hip fracture among community-dwelling elderly people : an explanatory sequential mixed method study. / Jellesmark, Annette; Herling, Suzanne Forsyth; Egerod, Ingrid; Beyer, Nina.
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T1 - Fear of falling and changed functional ability following hip fracture among community-dwelling elderly people
T2 - an explanatory sequential mixed method study
AU - Jellesmark, Annette
AU - Herling, Suzanne Forsyth
AU - Egerod, Ingrid
AU - Beyer, Nina
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - PURPOSE: The aims of the study were to assess self-reported fear of falling (FOF) and functional ability among community-dwelling elderly people 3-6 months post hospital discharge after a hip fracture, to investigate the association between FOF and functional ability, and to explore the lived experience of FOF and disability when recovering from a hip fracture.METHOD: A sequential explanatory mixed method design was used in a "face-to-face" survey assessing FOF (Falls Efficacy Scale-International, FES-I), avoidance of activities (Modified survey of Activities and Fear of Falling, mSAFFE), functional ability (Functional Recovery Score, FRS), and mobility (New Mobility Score, NMS) followed by in-depth interviews of four participants. Interviews were analyzed using systematic text condensation.RESULTS: Among the 33 participants 58% had a high degree of FOF and avoided more activities, needed more assistance in activities of daily living, and were less mobile than participants who had a low degree of FOF (p < 0.0001). According to the informants FOF reduced their functional ability and seriously altered their lives.CONCLUSIONS: FOF was common and significantly associated with activity avoidance, disability, and affected the lives of elderly recovering from a hip fracture. Some patients were physically incapacitated by FOF.
AB - PURPOSE: The aims of the study were to assess self-reported fear of falling (FOF) and functional ability among community-dwelling elderly people 3-6 months post hospital discharge after a hip fracture, to investigate the association between FOF and functional ability, and to explore the lived experience of FOF and disability when recovering from a hip fracture.METHOD: A sequential explanatory mixed method design was used in a "face-to-face" survey assessing FOF (Falls Efficacy Scale-International, FES-I), avoidance of activities (Modified survey of Activities and Fear of Falling, mSAFFE), functional ability (Functional Recovery Score, FRS), and mobility (New Mobility Score, NMS) followed by in-depth interviews of four participants. Interviews were analyzed using systematic text condensation.RESULTS: Among the 33 participants 58% had a high degree of FOF and avoided more activities, needed more assistance in activities of daily living, and were less mobile than participants who had a low degree of FOF (p < 0.0001). According to the informants FOF reduced their functional ability and seriously altered their lives.CONCLUSIONS: FOF was common and significantly associated with activity avoidance, disability, and affected the lives of elderly recovering from a hip fracture. Some patients were physically incapacitated by FOF.
KW - Accidental Falls
KW - Activities of Daily Living/psychology
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Fear/psychology
KW - Female
KW - Hip Fractures/complications
KW - Humans
KW - Interviews as Topic
KW - Logistic Models
KW - Male
KW - Motor Activity
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Self Report
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Time Factors
U2 - 10.3109/09638288.2012.673685
DO - 10.3109/09638288.2012.673685
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22536796
VL - 34
SP - 2124
EP - 2131
JO - Disability and Rehabilitation
JF - Disability and Rehabilitation
SN - 0963-8288
IS - 25
ER -
ID: 253136253